Sentences with phrase «by activists showed»

Medical relief groups said dozens of civilians were killed, and one video circulated by activists showed the bodies of around a dozen men, women and children lifeless on the floor, some of them with foam at the mouth.

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MILAN, April 23 - A judge ruled in favor of an appeal by Telecom Italia and its leading investor Vivendi to block a vote on some board director replacements proposed by activist fund Elliott at an April 24 shareholders meeting, a court document showed.

If scientists and activists want you to drive and fly less, I think they'll do better by showing that you can enjoy life more driving and flying less.

Documents obtained by the Investigative Reporting Program at UC Berkeley show the US channeled funding... [that]... vigorously supported activists and politicians who have fomented unrest in Egypt, after autocratic president Hosni Mubarak was ousted in a popular uprising in February 2011.

MILAN, April 23 (Reuters)- A judge ruled in favor of an appeal by Telecom Italia (TIM) and its leading investor Vivendi to block a vote on some board director replacements proposed by activist fund Elliott at an April 24 shareholders meeting, a court document showed.

A recent survey on corporate reputation conducted by the Corporate Responsibility Association (CRA) showed that nearly 50 % of the companies who responded had been targeted by activist citizen groups, and now engage with these non-governmental organizations in order to help improve public perceptions.

Gun control activists are fighting to end Del Mar gun shows by claiming such shows are not «healthy» for the area's community.

Actors Robert De Niro and Julianne Moore are showing their support for student gun control activists by penning «excuse» letters for those who walked out of class on Friday support of gun control and to protest gun violence.

On today's show we talk about: Berkshire's 2017 shareholder letter Will Berkshire Hathaway eventually get broken up by activists?

Pope Francis has said Burma's future depends on respecting the rights of each ethnic group, an indirect show of support for Rohingya Muslims, but disappointed human rights activists by failing to use the word «Rohingya».

By Richard Allen Greene, CNN London (CNN)- Christian activists in Britain are furious at the arguments their government will use against them when Europe's highest court considers whether employees have the right to wear crosses that show over their uniforms.

This photo released on Tuesday Feb. 20, 2018 which provided by the Syrian anti-government activist group Ghouta Media Center, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows an injured Syrian man who was wounded by the shelling of the Syrian government forces, waits to receive treatment at a makeshift hospital, in Ghouta, suburb of Damascus, Syria.

This photo released on Tuesday Feb. 20, 2018 provided by the Syrian anti-government activist group Ghouta Media Center, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows a Syrian paramedic, right, treats an injured man who was wounded by the shelling of the Syrian government forces, at a makeshift hospital, in Ghouta, suburb of Damascus, Syria.

It is surprising to me that it is often the activists who speak up in support of the scientific consensus around climate change (i.e. that there is overwhelming scientific evidence that climate change is induced by humans and is happening), who are the same activists who don't accept the scientific consensus and evidence that shows that GM crops can be safe.

I'm hardly a rabid anti-corporate activist, but when Nestle showed up in my small northern California town and tried to intimidate legal opponents of its proposed water bottling plant by subpoenaing their private financial records, I started investigating the company, and what I saw was not very encouraging.

Under the heading, «better late than never,» I wanted to post about a great show that's been featured on Martha Stewart Radio, hosted by New York chef, public school parent and school food activist, Bill Telepan.

The proposal appears to be the latest effort by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to show his public intent at uniting Democrats in the Senate, a fractious chamber that has become an increasingly sore point for liberal activists in New York that was heightened in the wake of President Trump's election.

Pictures provided by the activists appear to show large numbers of bailiffs entering the estate and erecting a fence around the area.

Two polls from Siena College and Quinnipiac University have shown Cuomo's margin of victory diminished by a generic candidate running to his left — surveys that have emboldened the activist wing of the party upset with his stances on tax cuts and charter schools.

Activists groups, like El Grito de Sunset Park, have highlighted such arrests — which statistics show primarily involve non-white residents — as the route by which undocumented residents become known to federal authorities, even in so - called sanctuary cities like New York.

Astoria resident and gay rights activist Brendan Fay, who helps organize the St. Pat's for All parade in Sunnyside each year, said he was angered by Monserrate, who showed support for the gay and lesbian community at the Queens Pride Parade, but «when the chips were down, he voted no.»

Filings with the Federal Elections Commission show that Democrat Zephyr Teachout has outraised Republican John Faso in the race for the 19th Congressional District by relying largely on small donations from her activist base.

He showed real leadership this week, managing to head off a call to scrap Trident by activists in the face of a resurgent Russia.

What led to the attack on the person of the paramount chief of Akyem Abuakwa by the notorious radio show host is unclear, but some say it was during the period the Okyeman Council banned two NDC activists from entering the Ofori Panin Fie at Kyebi, while others claim it was during the time the Okyenhene complained about how the Mahama - led National Democratic Congress (NDC) government was sidelining indigenes of Akyem in his appointments.

Activists will explore the possibilities offered by sustainable solutions, heating their shows with solar power and using windmills to run computer suites.

The film also shows the extraordinary way in which Egyptian anti-war activists were heartened and inspired by the global demonstrations against the war, and went on to mount a protest on the outbreak of war that would prove to be a turning point in the Egyptian democracy movement in the long march towards their revolution in 2011.

The Liberal Democrat leader's revealing answers to questions put by politics.co.uk show him as a schoolboy activist and underline his European grounding.

Frankly, it was a shameless display of the very worst tactics of some members of the LGBT activist community and despicable display of political cowardice by career pols who should have been shown the door long ago.

We know that PR - as has been shown by the European Parliamentary elections - destroys the constituency link and ensures that individuals depend primarily on the support of party activists to maintain a good ranking on the electoral ladder.

On Aug. 2 she was back, showing up to a meeting of local Harlem activists called by Councilwoman Inez Dickens to address a recent spate of shootings.

These are the «activists» who showed at Richmond by - election that fewer voted for the Labour candidate than were registered in the constituency!

Clegg feels he is «constantly being urged by commentators, by party activists» to «express identity by tearing strips off the Tories» and by brandishing «trophies of achievement to show the Liberal Democrats have secured this or that concession».

Louise Ellman, who chairs the Transport Select Committee, wanted Mr Corbyn to show he was serious about tackling the hate which has been directed at moderate MPs by hard - left activists.

«We are incredibly pleased with the growing momentum behind this campaign and the better - than - expected show of support we received from Republican leaders and activists around the state,» said McMahon in a statement released by her campaign.

Huey's current second - place showing in a district where registered Democrats outnumber registered Republicans by almost two - to - one can largely be attributed to a split Democratic vote between Hahn, Bowen, and Democratic activist Marcy Winograd, who garnered 9.5 percent of the vote.

The Populus poll in Oldham East and Saddleworth, commissioned by Lord Ashcroft, shows that Labour activists are speaking to as many local voters — in person or by phone — as the Liberal Democrats.

BY DUNCAN OSBORNE A town hall meeting that featured senior officials from the de Blasio administration showed that AIDS activists have reached a kind of détente with the city agencies they were picketing not long ago.

Manhattan Board of Elections records obtained by Gotham Gazette show that in October the actress and activist, who announced her challenge to Cuomo last week, shifted her voter registration from Montauk, on Long Island, to Manhattan.

Polls show he remains popular among the broader Democratic electorate in New York but he is deeply disliked by an impassioned cohort of liberal activists.

One example is the case of Nikos Logothetis, the director of the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics in Tübingen, Germany, who decided to end his primate studies last year after national television broadcast footage shot by an undercover animal rights activist that purportedly showed animals being mistreated.

While listening to the Model Health Show hosted by Shawn Stevenson, I couldn't help but notice that when he introduced his guest Tero Isokauppila, he gave a nod to the Academy of Culinary Nutrition when he mentioned that he was named as one of the Top 50 Food Activists.

Behind the Scars is an Instagram page and activist initiative launched by Sophie Mayanne that features women and men showing what others might label disfigurements — everything from scar tissue on burned skin to missing digits and limbs to deep scars from major surgery.

The documentary is hosted by Pulitzer Prize - winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas, an illegal immigrant and amnesty activist... The New Year is the perfect time to find a new love - and a new favourite TV show!

The Trial is an investigation by Kurov into the political show trial of Ukrainian film director and activist Oleg Sentsov.

Naomie Harris, Gemma Chan and the US activist and actress Tessa Thompson will be joined by other activists «to show solidarity with people across all industries who have experienced inequality and abuse».

The two major players in the debate — led on one side by the teachers union and on the other by activists in the business community — are as polarized as ever, showing no sign of compromise.

Grassroots parent activists battling against the Common Core standards in their individual states say the Trump administration would show it stands up for parental rights by reversing the Obama administration's regulatory gutting of FERPA.

The fund looked to invest in companies where the public filings, typically Form 13D, showed activity by activist investors.

On today's show we talk about: Berkshire's 2017 shareholder letter Will Berkshire Hathaway eventually get broken up by activists?

* Entrepreneurial Shareholder Activism: Hedge Funds and Other Private Investors, which shows that the filing of a 13D notice by an activist hedge fund is a catalytic event for a firm that heralds substantial positive returns in the stock.